“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem – in my opinion – to characterize our age.” – Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, 1950. From theseries Great Ideas of Western Man.

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Copied Art Kane, "Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem--in my opinion--to characterize our age."--Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, 1950. From theseries Great Ideas of Western Man., 1963, color photograph, sheet: 13 x 10 3⁄4 in. (33.0 x 27.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.136

Artwork Details

Title
“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem – in my opinion – to characterize our age.” – Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, 1950. From theseries Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1963
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 x 10 3⁄4 in. (33.0 x 27.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
color photograph
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — family
  • Allegory — life — humanity
Object Number
1984.124.136
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.136